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“The Odds Are Insane”: People Discover Traumatizing Family Connections After Taking DNA Tests

The saliva samples used in these ancestry tests can open a Pandora's Box of family secrets.

The saliva samples used in these ancestry tests can open a Pandora's Box of family secrets.

“It’s Frankly Embarrassing”: Woman Confronts Mom About Their Ancestry After Taking A DNA Test

Retracing your family history can be pretty exciting, as it often reveals something you never knew before. It can also prove something you did know to be false.

Retracing your family history can be pretty exciting, as it often reveals something you never knew before. It can also prove something you did know to be false.

My Family Resemblance Photo Project Shows How Many People It Takes To Create One Person

In November 2014, filmmaker/photographer Angela Park, graphic designer Tara Nitz, costume designer/makeup artist Kathryn Wilson, and hairdresser Tammy Rupe came together to help me recreate some photos of my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and cousins.

In November 2014, filmmaker/photographer Angela Park, graphic designer Tara Nitz, costume designer/makeup artist Kathryn Wilson, and hairdresser Tammy Rupe came together to help me recreate some photos of my parents, grandparents,...

Time Traveling: I’ve Recreated The Old Photos Of My Ancestors Going Back 200 Years

I began looking through my Mom's scrap books and asking questions and was able to collect the names, birth dates and images of every mothers mother going back 200 years. It took a few weeks, but I started recreating each ancestors...

I began looking through my Mom's scrap books and asking questions and was able to collect the names, birth dates and images of every mothers mother going back 200 years. It...